WO2021135650A1 - Procédé et appareil de communication - Google Patents

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WO2021135650A1
WO2021135650A1 PCT/CN2020/127611 CN2020127611W WO2021135650A1 WO 2021135650 A1 WO2021135650 A1 WO 2021135650A1 CN 2020127611 W CN2020127611 W CN 2020127611W WO 2021135650 A1 WO2021135650 A1 WO 2021135650A1
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  • This application relates to the field of communication, and in particular to a communication method and device.
  • the 4th generation (4G) communication system supports multicast broadcast service (MBS) in terms of protocol, it has not been deployed because it needs to reserve dedicated resources for MBS.
  • MBS multicast broadcast service
  • MBS multicast broadcast service
  • the 5G XCast organization proposed a point to multipoint (PTM, also known as air interface multicast) solution to support MBS in the 5G system.
  • the solution includes: the base station maps the MBS data packets to the wireless resources of the unicast quality of service (QoS) flow, and sends the MBS data to the terminal through the wireless resources of the unicast QoS flow.
  • QoS unicast quality of service
  • MBS can be implemented in a 5G communication system, and there is no need to reserve dedicated resources for MBS, so as to improve the utilization rate of wireless resources.
  • the above-mentioned technical solution for implementing MBS in a 5G communication system through a point-to-multicast method requires the support of a base station.
  • the 5G communication system cannot provide MBS services for terminals that access the base station.
  • the terminal switches from a source base station that supports the aforementioned point-to-multicast to a target base station that does not support point-to-multicast, the MBS service will also be terminated because the target base station does not support point-to-multicast.
  • the embodiments of the present application provide a communication method and device, which can solve the problem of MBS service termination caused by the target access network network element not supporting MBS in a handover scenario, and can improve the reliability of MBS.
  • a communication method includes: the source access network network element sends a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the handover request includes the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the source access network network element receives the handover response from the target access network network element.
  • the handover response includes the configuration information of the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network element sends a handover command to the terminal device.
  • the handover command includes the configuration information of the wireless resource.
  • the source access network element can send a handover request to the target access network element
  • the element sends the MBS data, and then the target access network element forwards the MBS data to the terminal device, which can solve the problem of the target access network element after the terminal device switches from the source access network element to the target access network element.
  • the MBS does not support the MBS service termination problem caused by MBS, which ensures the continuity of the MBS service when the terminal equipment moves across the access network elements of different capabilities, which can improve the reliability of the MBS.
  • the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network network element receives capability information of the target access network element.
  • the capability information may include information used to indicate that the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the source access network element can determine the switching scheme for switching the terminal device from the source access network element to the target access network element, such as whether to switch the multicast QoS flow to the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session , And determine the content carried in the handover request accordingly, which can improve the handover success rate and ensure the continuity of the MBS service when the terminal equipment moves across the access network elements of different capabilities, so as to further improve the reliability of the MBS.
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network network element receives the first data packet from the user plane network element.
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and MBS data.
  • the source access network network element sends the second data packet to the target access network network element.
  • the second data packet includes the identifier of the unicast QoS flow and the data of the MBS. That is to say, the source access network network element can convert the MBS data packet received from the user plane network element into a unicast data packet, and forward the unicast data packet to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can receive data from the source.
  • the access network element After the access network element is switched to the target access network element that does not support MBS, it can continue to receive MBS data from the target access network element to further improve the reliability of MBS.
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network network element obtains the information of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network network element receives the mapping relationship. Further, the source access network network element may receive the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the QoS requirements of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the QoS requirements of the MBS can be accurately obtained, so as to accurately determine the data transmission scheme of the unicast QoS flow, such as determining the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and error codes. Rate, transmission delay, etc., to ensure the reliability and efficiency of MBS.
  • MCS modulation and coding scheme
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network element determines the identifier of the unicast data stream included in the second data packet according to the mapping relationship and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow included in the first data packet .
  • the communication method provided in the first aspect may further include: the source access network element determines the unicast QoS of the PDU session corresponding to the MBS multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship and the information of the MBS multicast QoS flow Stream information.
  • the mapping relationship may be used for the source access network network element or the user plane network element to convert the received MBS data packet into the corresponding unicast data packet.
  • the mapping relationship can also be sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device learns the information of the multicast QoS flow corresponding to the unicast QoS flow according to the received unicast data packet, and sends the parsed MBS data To the corresponding application.
  • a communication method includes: the session management network element receives the identifier of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session from the target access network network element. Among them, the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponds to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS. Then, the session management network element sends a request message to the user plane network element. Among them, the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through a unicast QoS flow.
  • the request message includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the communication method provided by the second aspect may further include: the session management network element obtains the identifier of the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the session management network element sends a session modification request message to the user plane network element according to the mapping relationship.
  • the session modification request message carries the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, so that the user plane network element can connect to the target after receiving the MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow corresponding to the MBS data.
  • the network element of the access network sends the MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network element can send the MBS data to the terminal device according to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, so that the terminal device can switch from the source access network element to the target access network that does not support MBS.
  • the purpose of continuing to receive MBS data is to ensure the continuity of the MBS service when the terminal device moves across the access network elements of different capabilities, so as to improve the reliability of the MBS.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the second aspect may further include: the session management network element sends a mapping relationship to the source access network network element, so that the source access network network element determines the PDU corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship
  • the unicast QoS flow information of the session is sent to the target access network network element, so that when the terminal device switches to the target access network network element, the MBS data can be received through the PDU session.
  • the session management network element sends the mapping relationship to the source access network element, which also enables the source access network element to convert the MBS data packet received from the user plane network element into a unicast data packet, and forward it to the terminal device Unicast data packets to prevent packet loss during the switching process.
  • the technical effect of the communication method described in the second aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication method includes: the user plane network element receives a request message from the session management network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session. Then, the user plane network element sends MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the above-mentioned user plane network element sends MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow, which may include: the user plane network element sends the second data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the third data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, which can enable the terminal device to continue to receive through the PDU session after switching from the source access network element to the target access network element that does not support MBS
  • the MBS data packet ensures the continuity of the MBS service when the terminal equipment moves across the access network elements of different capabilities, so as to improve the reliability of the MBS.
  • the above-mentioned user plane network element may also send the first data packet to the source access network network element through the multicast QoS flow of MBS.
  • the first data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network element may directly send the first data packet to the terminal device, or convert the first data packet into data containing MBS and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the identifier of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast data packet is sent to the target access network element, and then the target access network element sends the unicast data packet to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can receive MBS data before and after the handover
  • the purpose is to improve the reliability of MBS.
  • the communication method provided by the third aspect may further include: the user plane network element receives the MBS data packet, the MBS data packet includes the MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow, and the user plane network element is based on the multicast QoS The identifier of the flow determines the identifier of the unicast QoS flow in the third data packet.
  • the technical effect of the communication method described in the third aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication method includes: the first network element receives MBS data. Then, the first network element sends MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device. Among them, the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the first network element can send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session, and transmit the MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow wirelessly.
  • the resource sends MBS data to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can provide the MBS service to avoid allocating multicast wireless resources for the MBS to increase resources. Utilization and communication efficiency.
  • the first network element may be an access network element
  • the MBS data is carried in the first data packet
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the network element of the access network determines the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the network element of the access network determines to send MBS data to the terminal device in a unicast manner. That is to say, in the embodiment of the present application, the access network element may determine the method of sending MBS data to the terminal device. If the unicast mode is adopted, the access network element will use the multicast data in the first data packet.
  • the identifier of the QoS flow determines the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, and sends the MBS data to the terminal device through the radio resource corresponding to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the access network element configures the terminal device with radio resources corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the access network element determines, according to one or more of the following: the signal strength of the signal of the access network element received by the terminal device in unicast mode: The number of terminal devices that are less than or equal to the intensity threshold and receive the MBS through the access network element is less than or equal to the number threshold.
  • the manner of sending MBS data can be determined according to the signal strength of the terminal device and the number of terminal devices receiving the MBS, so as to further improve the radio resource utilization rate when sending MBS data.
  • the communication method provided in the fourth aspect may further include: the access network network element receives the above mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • mapping relationship may also include a corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the network element of the access network configures the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow for the terminal device according to the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the first network element may be a user plane network element
  • the MBS data is carried in the first data packet
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the user plane network element determines the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow. That is to say, in the embodiment of the present application, the user plane network element may also convert the MBS data packet into a unicast data packet, and send the MBS data to the terminal device in a unicast manner.
  • the communication method provided by the fourth aspect may further include: the user plane network element receives the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship may also include a corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • a communication method includes: generating a mapping relationship for a session management network element.
  • the mapping relationship is used for the first network element to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the session management network element sends the mapping relationship to the first network element.
  • the mapping relationship includes a corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the first network element may be an access network network element or a user plane network element, that is, the access network network element or the user plane network element may specifically complete the MBS data forwarding operation.
  • the technical effect of the communication method described in the fifth aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the fourth aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in a sixth aspect, includes: a sending module and a receiving module.
  • the sending module is used to send a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the handover request includes the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the receiving module is used to receive the handover response from the network element of the target access network.
  • the handover response includes the configuration information of the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module is also used to send a switching command to the terminal device. Among them, the handover command includes the configuration information of the wireless resource.
  • the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the receiving module is also used to receive capability information of the network element of the target access network.
  • the capability information may include information used to indicate that the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the receiving module is also used to receive the first data packet from the user plane network element.
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and MBS data.
  • the sending module is also used to send the second data packet to the network element of the target access network.
  • the second data packet includes the identifier of the unicast QoS flow and the data of the MBS.
  • the communication device provided in the sixth aspect may further include: a processing module.
  • the processing module is used to obtain the information of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the receiving module is also used to receive the mapping relationship. Further, the receiving module is also used to receive the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device of the sixth aspect may further include a storage module, and the storage module stores a program or instruction.
  • the processing module executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device described in the sixth aspect can execute the communication method described in the first aspect.
  • the communication device described in the sixth aspect may be a source access network network element, or may be a chip or a chip system set in the source access network network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device described in the sixth aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in a seventh aspect, includes: a sending module and a receiving module.
  • the receiving module is used to receive the identifier of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session from the network element of the target access network.
  • the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponds to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the sending module is used to send a request message to the user plane network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through a unicast QoS flow.
  • the request message includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device provided in the seventh aspect may further include: a processing module.
  • the processing module is used to obtain the identifier of the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module is also used to send the mapping relationship to the source access network network element.
  • the communication device of the seventh aspect may further include a storage module, and the storage module stores a program or instruction.
  • the processing module executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device described in the seventh aspect can execute the communication method described in the second aspect.
  • the communication device described in the seventh aspect may be a session management network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in the session management network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device described in the seventh aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in an eighth aspect, includes: a sending module and a receiving module.
  • the receiving module is used to receive the request message from the session management network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the sending module is used to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module is also used to send the third data packet to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the third data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module is also used to send the first data packet to the source access network element through the multicast QoS flow of MBS.
  • the first data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device of the eighth aspect may further include a storage module that stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device described in the eighth aspect can execute the communication method described in the third aspect.
  • the communication device described in the eighth aspect may be a user plane network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in the user plane network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device described in the eighth aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the first aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in a ninth aspect, includes: a processing module and a transceiver module.
  • the transceiver module is used to receive MBS data.
  • the processing module is used to control the transceiver module to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the communication device provided in the ninth aspect may be an access network element, the MBS data is carried in the first data packet, and the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module is also used to determine the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module is further configured to determine, according to the air interface status of the terminal device, to send the MBS data in a unicast mode.
  • processing module is further configured to determine the data to be sent in unicast mode according to one or more of the following: the signal strength of the signal received by the terminal device from the network element of the access network is less than or equal to the strength threshold, and the data passes through the The number of terminal devices that receive MBS is less than or equal to the number threshold.
  • the communication device provided by the ninth aspect may be a user plane network element, the MBS data is carried in the first data packet, and the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module is also used to determine the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the transceiver module is further configured to receive the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship may also include a corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device of the ninth aspect may further include a storage module that stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device described in the ninth aspect can execute the communication method described in the fourth aspect.
  • the communication device described in the ninth aspect may be an access network network element or a user plane network element, or a chip or a chip system set in an access network network element or a user plane network element. There is no restriction on this.
  • the technical effect of the communication device described in the ninth aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the fourth aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in a tenth aspect, includes: a processing module and a transceiver module.
  • the processing module is used to generate the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship is used for the first network element to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device; the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the transceiver module is used to send the mapping relationship to the first network element.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the first network element may be an access network network element or a user plane network element, that is, the access network network element or the user plane network element may specifically complete the MBS data forwarding operation.
  • the communication device of the tenth aspect may further include a storage module, and the storage module stores a program or instruction.
  • the processing module executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device described in the tenth aspect can execute the communication method described in the fifth aspect.
  • the communication device described in the tenth aspect may be a session management network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in the session management network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device described in the tenth aspect may refer to the technical effect of the communication method described in the fourth aspect, which will not be repeated here.
  • a communication device in an eleventh aspect, includes: a processor coupled with a memory, the memory is used to store a computer program; the processor is used to execute the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device executes any one of the first aspect to the fifth aspect One possible implementation of the communication method described.
  • the communication device described in the eleventh aspect may further include a transceiver.
  • the transceiver can be a transceiver circuit or an input/output port.
  • the transceiver can be used for the communication device to communicate with other communication devices.
  • the communication device described in the eleventh aspect may be a source access network network element or a session management network element or a user plane network element or a first network element, or may be set in the source access network network element or session management Network element or user plane network element or chip or chip system inside the first network element.
  • a chip system in a twelfth aspect, includes a processor and an input/output port.
  • the processor is configured to implement the processing functions involved in the first to fifth aspects. To realize the transceiver functions involved in the first aspect to the fifth aspect.
  • the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is used to store program instructions and data for implementing the functions involved in the first aspect to the fifth aspect.
  • the chip system can be composed of chips, or include chips and other discrete devices.
  • the thirteenth aspect provides a communication system.
  • the communication system includes the aforementioned terminal equipment, one or more access network elements, such as source access network elements, target access network elements, and one or more core network elements, such as user plane network elements, session Manage network elements.
  • the source access network network element, the user plane network element, and the session management network element are network elements supporting MBS, and the source access network network element and the user plane network element may also be collectively referred to as the first network element.
  • a computer-readable storage medium including a program or instruction; when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute any one of the possible implementation manners of the first to fifth aspects The communication method described.
  • a computer program product containing instructions, including a program or instruction, when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer executes any possible implementation as in the first to fifth aspects The communication method described in the method.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram 1 of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of this application;
  • FIG. 2 is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of the communication system provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a 5G communication system in a non-roaming scenario
  • FIG. 4 is a third schematic diagram of the architecture of the communication system provided by an embodiment of the application.
  • FIG. 5 is a fourth schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 6 is a fifth schematic diagram of the architecture of the communication system provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 7 is a first structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 10 is a second structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • FIG. 11 is a third structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • D2D device-todevie
  • car networking communication systems and the fourth generation (4th generation, 4G) mobile communication systems, such as long term evolution (LTE) systems, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) systems, and fifth generation (5G) mobile communication systems ,
  • 4th generation, 4G mobile communication systems
  • LTE long term evolution
  • WiMAX worldwide interoperability for microwave access
  • 5G fifth generation
  • NR new radio
  • 6G 6th generation
  • a subscript such as W1 may be typographically erroneous as a non-subscript form such as W1.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram 1 of the architecture of a communication system to which the communication method provided in an embodiment of the application is applicable.
  • the communication system shown in FIG. 1 is taken as an example to describe in detail the communication system applicable to the embodiments of the present application.
  • the solutions in the embodiments of the present application can also be applied to other mobile communication systems, and the corresponding names can also be replaced with the names of corresponding functions in other mobile communication systems.
  • the communication system includes a terminal device, a session management network element and a first network element.
  • the session management network element is used to generate the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship is used for the first network element to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device; the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session. Then, the session management network element sends the mapping relationship to the first network element.
  • the above-mentioned first network element is used to receive MBS data.
  • the first network element is also used to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device.
  • the terminal device joins the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the first network element may receive the above-mentioned mapping relationship from the session management network element, and send the received MBS data to the terminal device through the above-mentioned unicast QoS flow according to the above-mentioned mapping relationship.
  • the above-mentioned terminal device is configured to receive MBS data sent by the first network element through the above-mentioned unicast QoS flow.
  • the transmission direction of MBS data may be: first network element -> terminal device.
  • the above-mentioned first network element may be an access network network element supporting MBS, or a user plane network element supporting MBS.
  • the handover scenario is taken as an example for further description below.
  • FIG. 2 is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system to which the communication method provided in an embodiment of the application is applicable, that is, an example of the communication system shown in FIG. 1 in a handover scenario.
  • the communication system includes a terminal device, a session management network element, a source access network network element, a target access network network element, and a user plane network element.
  • the source access network network element and the user plane network element are network elements that support MBS
  • the target access network network element is an access network network element that does not support MBS
  • the source access network network element or user plane network element is used for Perform the function of the first network element shown in FIG. 1.
  • the source access network network element can provide the terminal device with the MBS data forwarding service
  • the user plane network element can also provide the terminal device with the MBS data forwarding service.
  • the above-mentioned source access network network element is used to send a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the handover request includes the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the source access network element is also used to receive a handover response from the target access network element.
  • the handover response includes the configuration information of the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network element is also used to send a handover command to the terminal device.
  • the handover command includes the configuration information of the wireless resource.
  • the above-mentioned session management network element is used to receive the identifier of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session from the target access network network element.
  • the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponds to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the session management network element is also used to send a request message to the user plane network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through a unicast QoS flow.
  • the above-mentioned user plane network element is used to receive a request message from the session management network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the user plane network element is also used to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network network element can also perform the function of the first network element shown in Figure 1 (shown by the dashed line in Figure 2), that is, the source The access network element sends the MBS data received from the user plane network element to the target access network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the source access network element sends the MBS data received from the user plane network element to the target access network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the user plane network element in the handover scenario shown in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the MBS data can be sent through the following forwarding path: user plane network element -> source access network network element -> terminal equipment.
  • the MBS data can be sent through the following forwarding path: user plane network element -> target access network element -> terminal device, or can also be sent through the following forwarding path: user plane network element -> source access Network element -> target access network element -> terminal equipment.
  • the communication system shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 can be used in combination with the 5G communication system.
  • the following takes a 5G communication system in a non-roaming scenario as an example for specific description.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a 5G communication system in a non-roaming scenario.
  • the communication system includes: terminal equipment, (radio) access network ((radio) access network, (R) AN), user plane function (UPF) network element, access And mobility management function (access and mobility management function, AMF) network element, session management function (session management function, SMF) network element, policy control function (PCF) network element, application function (AF) ) Network element, NSSF network element, authentication server function (authentication server function, AUSF) network element, unified data management (unified data management, UDM) network element, data network (data network, DN), etc.
  • the functions and specific implementation manners of each network element can be referred to the prior art, and details are not described in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the terminal device communicates with the AMF network element through the next generation network (next generation) 1 interface (referred to as N1)
  • (R)AN communicates with the AMF network element through the N2 interface (referred to as N2)
  • (R)AN communicates with the AMF network element through the N3 interface ( N3 for short) communicate with UPF network elements
  • UPF network elements communicate with data network (DN) through N6 interface (N6 for short)
  • AMF network elements communicate with SMF network elements through N11 interface (N11 for short)
  • AMF network elements pass The N15 interface (N15 for short) communicates with the PCF network element
  • the AMF network element communicates with the NSSF network element through the N22 interface
  • the AMF network element communicates with the AUSF network element through the N12 interface (abbreviated as N12)
  • the AMF network element through the N8 interface (abbreviated as N8) Communication with UDM network elements
  • SMF network elements communicate with PCF network elements through N7 interface (abbreviated as
  • the terminal device shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 may be the terminal device shown in FIG. 3, and the session management network element shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 may be the SMF network shown in FIG. 3
  • the first network element in Figure 1 may be the (R)AN network element or the UPF network element shown in Figure 3, the source access network network element and the target access network network element shown in Figure 2 Both may be the (R)AN network elements shown in FIG. 3.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 are schematic diagrams 3 to 5 of the architecture of the communication system to which the communication method provided by the embodiment of the application is applicable, that is, the communication system shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 is compared with the communication system shown in FIG. 3
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 Three examples of the combination of 5G communication systems in non-roaming scenarios. Described below separately.
  • the communication system includes but is not limited to: terminal equipment, (R)AN network element, UPF network element, AMF network element, SMF network element, PCF network element, content provider (CP) network
  • the CP network element is a third-party application, such as a network element deployed by a provider of applications such as WeChat, online games, and video on demand, and may be located in the DN shown in FIG. 3.
  • the above-mentioned MCF network element is used to control the MBS service.
  • the MCF network element can receive MBS service information through the interface between it and the CP network element, and create session resources for MBS through the interface between it and the PCF network element, such as Create an MBS session.
  • the MUF network element is used to deliver multicast messages, such as receiving MBS data packets from the CP network element and forwarding them to the UPF network element.
  • the functions of the MCF network element may also be integrated in the PCF network element.
  • the functions of the MUF network element can also be integrated in the UPF network element, that is, the PCF network element and the UPF network element shown in Figure 4 can respectively be the multicast policy control function (MBS policy control function, M-PCF) Network elements and multicast user plane function (MBS user plane function, M-UPF) network elements (both shown in dashed boxes in Figure 4).
  • MCS policy control function M-PCF
  • M-UPF multicast user plane function
  • the embodiment of the application does not specifically limit the implementation of the MCF network element and the MUF network element.
  • SMF network elements and AMF network elements that provide unicast services for terminal devices can allocate MBS resources to terminal devices, or they can be multicast as shown in Figure 5 below.
  • the session management function network element M-SMF
  • M-AMF multicast access and mobility management function
  • MBS access and mobility management function M-AMF
  • the communication system includes but is not limited to: terminal equipment, (R)AN network element, UPF network element, AMF network element, SMF network element, M-UPF network element, M-AMF network element, M- SMF network element, PCF network element, MCF network element, MUF network element, CP network element.
  • AMF network elements, SMF network elements, and UPF network elements are network elements that provide unicast services for terminal equipment.
  • unicast data can be sent by UPF network elements to (R)AN, and then by (R)AN to Terminal Equipment.
  • M-AMF network elements and M-SMF network elements are network elements dedicated to MBS management and control.
  • MBS resources can be allocated to terminal devices, and MBS sessions can be created.
  • M-SMF and M-AMF can also be network elements that provide unicast services for terminal devices.
  • the MBS data can be sent by the MUF network element to the (R)AN via the M-UPF network element, and then sent by the (R)AN to the terminal device.
  • the MBS data can also be sent by the MUF network element to the UPF network element, and then the UPF network element uses unicast resources to send the MBS data to the terminal device via the (R)AN (As shown by the dotted line in Figure 5).
  • the functions of the MCF network element may also be integrated in the SMF network element and deployed between the AMF network element and the PCF network element.
  • the communication system includes but is not limited to: terminal equipment, (R)AN network elements, UPF network elements, AMF network elements, SMF network elements, M-AMF network elements, MCF network elements, PCF network elements, MUF network element, CP network element.
  • the CP network element can send the MBS information to the PCF network element or the NEF network element.
  • the CP network element may first send the MBS information to the NEF network element, and then the NEF network element sends it to the PCF network element.
  • the MCF network element can obtain the MBS (policy control and charging, PCC) rule corresponding to the MBS from the PCF network element, so as to create a corresponding MBS session for the MBS.
  • MBS policy control and charging
  • MBS data can be directly sent from the MUF network element to the (R)AN network element, and then sent from the (R)AN network element to the terminal device.
  • the MUF network element can also send the MBS data to the UPF network element, and then the UPF network element It is sent to the (R)AN network element through unicast.
  • the MCF network element communicates with the (R)AN network element through the M-AMF network element.
  • the M-AMF network element can also provide unicast services for terminal devices.
  • SMF network elements that provide unicast services for terminal devices can obtain MBS information from PCF network elements.
  • the aforementioned various access network network elements may also be referred to as access network devices, which are usually devices located on the network side of the aforementioned communication system and have wireless transceiving functions, or chips or chip systems that can be installed in the devices.
  • the access network elements include but are not limited to: access points (AP) in wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, WiFi) systems, such as home gateways, routers, servers, switches, bridges, etc., evolved nodes B (evolved Node B, eNB), radio network controller (RNC), Node B (Node B, NB), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (base transceiver station, BTS) ), home base station (for example, home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (BBU), wireless relay node, wireless backhaul node, transmission point (transmission and reception point, TRP or transmission point) , TP), etc., can also be 5G, such as the gNB in the new radio (NR)
  • the above-mentioned terminal equipment is a terminal that is connected to the above-mentioned communication system and has a wireless transceiver function, or a chip or chip system that can be installed in the terminal.
  • the terminal device may also be called a user device, an access terminal, a user unit, a user station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, a remote terminal, a mobile device, a user terminal, a terminal, a wireless communication device, a user agent, or a user device.
  • the terminal device in the embodiment of the present application may be a mobile phone (mobile phone), a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with a wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, and an augmented reality (AR) terminal Equipment, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical, wireless terminals in smart grid, transportation safety ( Wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, vehicle-mounted terminals, RSUs with terminal functions, etc.
  • the terminal device of the present application may also be a vehicle-mounted module, vehicle-mounted module, vehicle-mounted component, vehicle-mounted chip, or vehicle-mounted unit that is built into a vehicle as one or more components or units. The vehicle passes through the built-in vehicle-mounted module, vehicle-mounted module, The on-board component, on-board chip or on-board unit can implement the communication method provided in this application.
  • Network elements other than the aforementioned terminal equipment, the aforementioned various access network network elements and CP network elements may also be collectively referred to as core network network elements.
  • UPF network elements are user plane network elements, and other core network network elements may also be collectively referred to as control plane network elements.
  • control plane network elements corresponding to terminal equipment, the aforementioned various access network network elements and various core network network elements may also be collectively referred to as network equipment.
  • FIGS. 1 to 6 are only simplified schematic diagrams for ease of understanding and examples.
  • the communication system provided by the embodiment of the present application may also include other network elements, and/or other terminal devices, which are not shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 Draw out.
  • FIG. 7 is a first structural schematic diagram of a communication device that can be used to implement the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication device 700 may be a network element with a session management function in the communication system shown in any one of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, such as the session management shown in FIG. 1 or FIG.
  • the network element, or the SMF network element shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 6, may also be a chip or a chip system set in the above-mentioned network element with a session management function.
  • the communication device 700 may be a network element with the function of the first network element in the communication system shown in any one of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6, such as the first network element shown in FIG.
  • the communication device 700 may include a processor 701.
  • the communication device 700 may further include a memory 702 and/or a transceiver 703.
  • the processor 701 is coupled with the memory 702 and/or the transceiver 703.
  • “coupling” refers to the existence of electrical signal connection, such as connection via a communication bus.
  • the processor 701 is the control center of the communication device 700, and may be a processor or a collective name for multiple processing elements.
  • the processor 701 is one or more central processing units (CPU), or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or is configured to implement one or more of the embodiments of the present application.
  • An integrated circuit for example: one or more microprocessors (digital signal processors, DSP), or one or more field programmable gate arrays (FPGA).
  • the processor 701 can execute various functions of the communication device 700 by running or executing a software program stored in the memory 702 and calling data stored in the memory 702.
  • the processor 701 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 shown in FIG. 7.
  • the communication device 700 may also include multiple processors, such as the processor 701 and the processor 704 shown in FIG. 7. Each of these processors can be a single-core processor (single-CPU) or a multi-core processor (multi-CPU).
  • the processor here may refer to one or more communication devices, circuits, and/or processing cores for processing data (for example, computer program instructions).
  • the memory 702 can be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage communication devices that can store static information and instructions, a random access memory (RAM), or other types that can store information and instructions.
  • the type of dynamic storage communication equipment can also be electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disk storage, Optical disc storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, Blu-ray disc, etc.), magnetic disk storage media or other magnetic storage communication devices, or can be used to carry or store desired program codes in the form of instructions or data structures and Any other medium that can be accessed by the computer, but not limited to this.
  • the memory 702 may be integrated with the processor 701, or may exist independently, and is coupled with the processor 701 through the input/output port (not shown in FIG. 7) of the communication device 700, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the memory 702 is used to store and execute the software program of the solution of the present application, and is controlled and executed by the processor 701, so as to realize the function of the session management network element or the function of the first network element in the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present application. Or the function of the source access network element, or the function of the user plane network element.
  • the transceiver 703 is used for communication with other communication devices. Taking the communication system shown in FIG. 1 as an example, the communication device 700 may be a session management network element, and the transceiver 703 may be used for the session management network element to communicate with the first network element; the communication device 700 may also be the first network element The transceiver 703 may be used for communication between the first network element and the session management network element or the terminal device.
  • the transceiver 703 may include a receiver and a transmitter (not separately shown in FIG. 7). The receiver is used to implement the receiving function of the communication device 700, and the transmitter is used to implement the sending function of the communication device 700.
  • the transceiver 703 may be integrated with the processor 701, or may exist independently, and is coupled with the processor 701 through the input/output port (not shown in FIG. 7) of the communication device 700.
  • the structure of the communication device 700 shown in FIG. 7 does not constitute a limitation on the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the actual communication device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components. Some components, or different component arrangements, are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a communication method provided by an embodiment of this application. This communication method can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 or any one of FIG. 4 to FIG. 6. The following takes the communication system shown in FIG. 1 as an example for description.
  • the communication method includes the following S801-S805.
  • S801 The terminal device joins the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the MBS session may include a tunnel used to carry MBS data, and may also include wireless resources used to send MBS data.
  • the access network element receives MBS data through the MBS session, and sends the MBS data to one or more terminal devices through the above-mentioned wireless resources.
  • An MBS session can include one or more multicast QoS streams, which can then be used to transmit data streams that meet different QoS requirements in the MBS session.
  • MBS data can be transmitted through one or more multicast QoS streams, that is, the one or more multicast QoS streams carry the MBS data.
  • the terminal device may send an Internet group management protocol (IGMP) message to the session management network element through an established protocol data unit (PDU) session, and the IGMP message is used to request Join the MBS session.
  • IGMP Internet group management protocol
  • the IGMP message may carry the application identifier corresponding to the MBS and the terminal device identifier.
  • the terminal device "joins the MBS session” may refer to the terminal device joining the MBS, that is, the terminal device starts to receive MBS data.
  • the terminal device requests to use the MBS-bearing session to receive MBS data through its PDU session request.
  • the MBS-bearing session may be created by the session management network element according to the request of other terminal devices.
  • the MBS session may also be created by the terminal device's request to "join the MBS session".
  • the identification of the terminal device can be used to identify the terminal device, for example, the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or the external identification of the terminal, such as the mobile station international subscriber directory number , MSISDN) and so on.
  • IMSI international mobile subscriber identity
  • MSISDN mobile station international subscriber directory number
  • the application identifier corresponding to the MBS may include the multicast address of the MBS.
  • the application identifier corresponding to the MBS also includes the source address for providing the MBS service, which can be the address of the operator network element that provides the MBS service, such as the address of the AF network element or the CP network element, or the address of a third-party application server .
  • the terminal device in addition to joining the MBS session through the user plane path in S801, the terminal device can also join the MBS session through the control plane path. Therefore, the terminal devices involved in this application can all be replaced by joining the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the terminal device joins the MBS session through the non-access stratum (NAS) message of the PDU session.
  • the NAS message of the PDU session may refer to the NAS message carrying the identifier of the PDU session, and is not limited.
  • the NAS message of the PDU session may be a PDU session modification request message, or a PDU session establishment request message, or it may be a newly added NAS message of the PDU session, which is not limited.
  • a terminal device when a terminal device sends a request message for joining an MBS session through a NAS message, if the terminal device has obtained the identifier corresponding to the MBS, the terminal device may carry the identifier corresponding to the MBS in the request message; or The terminal device may also carry the multicast address and source address corresponding to the MBS in the request message to identify the MBS.
  • S802 The session management network element generates a mapping relationship.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship may be a mapping relationship between the multicast QoS flow of the MBS and the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session in S801.
  • the mapping relationship may include the correspondence between the information of the multicast QoS flow and the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the multicast QoS flow of the MBS can also be referred to as the multicast QoS flow of the MBS session, which is not limited. Both the multicast QoS flow of the MBS and the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session are used to transmit the data of the MBS.
  • the information of the multicast QoS flow may include one or more of the following: the identifier of the multicast QoS flow, and the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the information of the unicast QoS flow may include one or more of the following: the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, and the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the identifier of the unicast QoS flow may be a QoS flow identifier (QoS flow identifier, QFI).
  • QFI QoS flow identifier
  • the identifier of the multicast QoS flow can also be QFI.
  • the session management network element may allocate a QFI to the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow.
  • the session management network element obtains the information of the multicast QoS flow of the MBS and determines the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow, and then generates the above-mentioned mapping relationship, as described below.
  • the session management network element may obtain the information of the multicast QoS flow of the MBS from other network elements (such as the PCF network element), and may also determine the information of the multicast QoS flow of the MBS according to the information of the MBS.
  • the MBS information may be MBS policy and charging control (PCC) rules.
  • PCC policy and charging control
  • the session management network element determines the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow, and generates the mapping relationship. For example, assuming that the session management network element maps different multicast QoS flows to different unicast QoS flows, that is, the multicast QoS flow corresponds to the unicast QoS flow one-to-one, then the mapping relationship is a one-to-one mapping relationship. For another example, suppose that multiple multicast QoS flows are mapped to the same unicast QoS flow, then the mapping relationship is a many-to-one mapping relationship.
  • step S802 further includes: the session management network element determines the unicast QoS flow according to the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow QoS parameters.
  • the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow may be the same as or different from the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the session management network element determines the parameters of the unicast QoS flow according to the parameters of the multicast QoS flow, for example, increases or decreases the scheduling priority in the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow to obtain the PDU session The scheduling priority in the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the session management network element can be based on the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow mapped to the unicast QoS flow (ie, multicast QoS parameters). ) Determine the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow (ie, unicast QoS parameters). For example, the bandwidth of a unicast QoS stream is the sum of the bandwidth of each multicast QoS stream, and the session management network element can also adjust other parameters, such as scheduling priority, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow may only be used for the transmission of one MBS data, that is, the unicast QoS flow is not used for sending non-MBS data or the transmission of other MBS data.
  • the QoS parameter may not be included in the mapping relationship.
  • S803 The session management network element sends the mapping relationship to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • the mapping relationship may be used for the first network element to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device.
  • the first network element may be an access network network element or a user plane network element.
  • the session management network element can send unicast QoS parameters or multicast QoS parameters to the access network element, or the session management network element can send to the access network element the unicast QoS parameter or the multicast QoS parameter.
  • the network element sends unicast QoS parameters and multicast QoS parameters.
  • the mapping relationship includes unicast QoS parameters and multicast QoS parameters.
  • S804 The first network element receives MBS data.
  • the first network element may directly receive MBS data from a third-party network element (such as an application server).
  • a third-party network element such as an application server
  • the first network element is a user-plane network element that has an interface with a third-party network element, and the user-plane network element can directly receive MBS data packets from the third-party network element through the interface.
  • the first network element may also receive MBS data from other operator network elements, such as M-UPF network elements or other UPF network elements.
  • the user plane network element can receive MBS data packets from another operator network element (such as another user plane network element) .
  • the first network element is an access network network element, and the first network element may receive the MBS data packet by the user plane network element.
  • the aforementioned MBS data packet includes MBS data and MBS encapsulation information.
  • the encapsulation information of the MBS may include the information of the MBS session mentioned in S802, such as the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the first network element sends MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device according to the mapping relationship.
  • the terminal device receives the MBS data from the first network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • step S805 The following can be divided into two situations to describe step S805 in detail.
  • the first network element is an access network network element
  • the data of the MBS is carried in the first data packet
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • S805 may include: the network element of the access network determines the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the access network element converts the MBS data packet into a unicast data packet, and sends the MBS data to the terminal device in a unicast manner.
  • the first network element may query the above-mentioned mapping relationship according to the identifier of the multicast QoS flow carried in the first data packet, obtain the identifier of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the identifier of the multicast QoS flow, and according to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the identifier of the flow determines the wireless resource corresponding to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, so as to use the wireless resource to send the MBS data to the terminal device.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 8 further includes: before the first network element can use the radio resource corresponding to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow to transmit MBS data, the first network element also needs to be a terminal device Configure the wireless resource. Specifically, the first network element may obtain the unicast QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the foregoing mapping relationship, and configure the wireless configuration for the unicast QoS flow according to the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow. Resource in order to send MBS data to the terminal device through the wireless resource. In this way, the first network element can more accurately determine the radio resources required by the unicast QoS flow, avoid insufficient or limited radio resources, thereby further improving the reliability and efficiency of transmitting MBS data.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 8 further includes: the network element of the access network determines to send the MBS data in a unicast manner. Specifically, it can be implemented in the following manner.
  • the access network element determines to send the MBS data in unicast mode according to the air interface status of the terminal device.
  • the access network element determines to send MBS data in unicast mode according to one or more of the following: the signal strength of the signal received by the terminal device from the access network element is less than or equal to the strength threshold , The number of terminal devices that receive MBS through the access network element is less than or equal to the number threshold.
  • unicast data can be used to send MBS data, so as to use the free wireless resources corresponding to unicast QoS as much as possible to improve resource utilization.
  • the first network element is a user plane network element
  • the data of the MBS is carried in the first data packet
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • S805 may include: the user plane network element determines the identifier of the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship, and sends the MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the user plane network element converts the MBS data packet into a unicast data packet, and sends the MBS data to the terminal device in a unicast manner.
  • the session management network element in S803 sends the mapping relationship to the user plane network element when the access network element does not support MBS, so that the user plane network element can convert the MBS data packet into a unicast data packet and pass the unicast data packet. Ways to send MBS data to the terminal device. It should be understood that if the access network element supports MBS, the access network element supports sending a received copy of MBS data to one or more terminals.
  • the access network element can perceive MBS and perceive which terminal devices receive the MBS through the access network element; if the access network element does not support MBS, the access network element does not support the received copy of the MBS data Sent to one or more terminals, the access network element does not perceive MBS.
  • the user plane network element sends MBS data to the terminal device through the access network network element, that is, the user plane network element first sends the MBS data to the access network network element through a unicast QoS flow, and then The access network element sends the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow to the terminal device.
  • the first network element can send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session, that is, the first network element can use The mapping relationship between the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session and the multicast QoS flow of the MBS used when the terminal device joins the MBS session, the MBS data is sent to the terminal device on the wireless resource of the unicast QoS flow, and there is no need Reserve wireless resources for MBS to realize MBS data transmission, thereby improving the utilization rate of wireless resources and communication efficiency.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of another communication method provided by an embodiment of this application.
  • This communication method can be applied to the communication system shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 or any one of FIG. 4 to FIG. 6.
  • the session management network element shown in FIG. 2 may be the SMF network element in FIG. 9, and the user plane network element shown in FIG. 2 may be the UPF network element in FIG. 9.
  • the communication method includes the following S901-S908.
  • S901 The source access network network element sends a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the target access network network element receives the handover request from the source access network network element.
  • the terminal device receives the MBS data through the source access network element, and the source access network element has established an MBS session, that is, the source access network element It supports MBS.
  • the terminal device moves within the coverage of the target access network network element, the source access network network element decides to switch the terminal device to the target access network network element, and sends a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the handover request may include: information about the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the information of the unicast QoS flow may include the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, such as QFI.
  • the MBS session may be a tunnel used to carry MBS data.
  • the access network element receives MBS data through the MBS session, and sends the MBS data to one or more terminal devices.
  • An MBS session can include one or more multicast QoS streams, which can then be used to transmit data streams meeting different QoS requirements in the MBS.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 may further include: the source access network network element obtains the information of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the information of the multicast QoS flow of the MBS may include the identification of the multicast QoS flow; the information of the unicast QoS flow includes the identification of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may include the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the correspondence between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow can be understood as a collection of the correspondence between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the information of the multicast QoS flow of the MBS further includes the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow
  • the information of the unicast QoS flow also includes the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the above mapping relationship also includes the QoS parameters of the multicast QoS flow and the QoS parameters of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network network element may send the parameters of the unicast QoS flow to the target access network network element.
  • the QoS requirements of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the QoS requirements of the MBS can be accurately obtained, so as to accurately determine the data transmission scheme of the unicast QoS flow, such as determining the MCS, bit error rate, transmission delay, etc., to ensure MBS The reliability and efficiency of data transmission.
  • the source access network element can convert the MBS data packet received from the UPF network element into a unicast data packet, and forward the unicast data packet to the terminal device, thereby realizing the Before the UPF network element starts to send MBS data to the target access network network element, the source access network network element converts the received MBS data packet into a unicast data packet and forwards it to the target access network network element, which can reduce Packet loss during the handover process ensures the continuity of the MBS during the movement and improves the reliability of the MBS.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 further includes: the source access network network element receives the mapping relationship.
  • the source access network network element may receive the mapping relationship from the SMF network element, and may also receive the mapping relationship from other network elements. For example, when the last handover of the terminal device occurred, the current source access network network element may obtain the above-mentioned mapping relationship from the source access network network element of the last handover. Specifically, the current source access network network element may obtain the above mapping relationship from the last handover.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship is acquired from the switching request sent by the source access network element of a handover, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 may further include: the SMF network element sends the mapping relationship to the source access network network element.
  • the source access network network element can receive the mapping relationship from the SMF network element. That is to say, the source access network network element can obtain the above-mentioned mapping relationship from the SMF network element that provides the PDU session service for the terminal device, so as to obtain the information of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow.
  • the SMF network element sends the mapping relationship when the terminal device requests to join the MBS session through the source access network element (as shown in Figure 8), or when the terminal device switches from the previous source access network element to the current When the source is connected to the network element.
  • mapping relationship may be generated by the SMF network element, and the mapping relationship generated by the SMF network element may refer to the description of FIG. 8, which will not be repeated here.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 further includes: the source access network network element receives the first data packet from the UPF network element.
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and MBS data.
  • the source access network network element sends the MBS data to the terminal device in the PTM manner, that is, the source access network network element sends the received copy of the MBS data to one or more terminal devices.
  • the source access network element may also map the first data packet to a unicast data packet, and send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 8, here No longer please refer to the related description of the communication method shown in FIG. 8, here No longer.
  • the source access network network element in step S901 may determine the specific content included in the handover request according to the capability of the target access network network element (for example, whether it supports MBS).
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 further includes: the source access network network element obtains capability information of the target access network network element. Then, the source access network network element generates a handover request according to the capability information of the target access network network element.
  • the source access network network element may be obtained from the OAM network element or the SMF network element, or obtain the capability information of the target access network network element from the target access network network element. Assuming it is obtained from the target access network element, the target access network element can provide its capability information according to the request of the source access network element, or it can actively provide it, that is, the source access network element receives the target access network element Meta’s ability information is not limited.
  • the capability information may include information used to indicate that the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the target access network element that does not support MBS may not provide the capability information, while the target access network element that supports MBS may provide the capability information. In this way, If the source access network element does not receive the MBS support capability information provided by the target access network element, it can be considered that the target access network element does not support MBS.
  • the source access network element can determine a handover scheme for switching the terminal device from the source access network element to the target access network element based on the capability information. For example, determining the content carried in the handover request can further improve the handover success rate.
  • the foregoing capability information of the target access network element can be obtained from the local configuration information (such as neighbor cell configuration information) of the source access network element.
  • the target access network network element sends a handover response to the source access network network element.
  • the source access network network element receives the handover response from the target access network network element.
  • the handover response may include the configuration information of the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network element configures the wireless resource of the unicast QoS flow for the terminal device according to the information of the unicast QoS flow received from the source access network element, and sends it to the source access network through a handover response.
  • the target access network network element can configure wireless resources for the terminal device in advance, which can reduce the number of interactions of the terminal device when switching to the target base station, thereby reducing the handover delay and improving the handover success rate.
  • the handover response also includes forwarding tunnel information for the PDU session between the source access network element and the target access network element, so that the UPF network element starts to send to the target access network element Before the MBS data, the source access network network element forwards the MBS data to the target access network network element, and then the target access network network element forwards the MBS data to the terminal device, which can reduce the packet loss rate during the handover process, thereby further Improve the reliability of MBS.
  • the forwarding tunnel reference may be made to the prior art, and details are not described in the embodiment of the present application.
  • S903 The network element of the source access network sends a handover command to the terminal device.
  • the terminal device receives the handover command from the network element of the source access network.
  • the handover command may include the configuration information of the radio resource mentioned in S902.
  • the source access network element after the source access network element sends a handover command to the terminal device, the source access network element stops sending any data to the terminal device, and can forward to the target access network element through the forwarding tunnel of the PDU session MBS data.
  • the communication method shown in FIG. 9 may further include: the source access network network element receives the first data packet from the user plane network element; the source access network network element sends the second data to the target access network network element package.
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and MBS data.
  • the second data packet includes the identifier of the unicast QoS flow and the data of the MBS. That is to say, the source access network network element can convert the MBS data packet received from the user plane network element into a unicast data packet, and forward the unicast data packet to the terminal device, so that the terminal device can receive data from the source. After the access network element is switched to the target access network element, it can continue to receive MBS data from the target access network element, thereby reducing packet loss during the switching process and further improving the reliability of the MBS.
  • S904 The terminal device accesses the network element of the target access network according to the handover command.
  • the terminal device may access the target access network network element on the wireless resource according to the configuration information of the wireless resource carried in the handover command.
  • the wireless resource is configured by the target access network element before the handover, and there is no need for the terminal device to apply for it when accessing the target access network element. That is, the wireless resource is the target access network element.
  • the terminal equipment reservation can avoid the situation that the terminal equipment cannot switch to the target access network element due to insufficient wireless resources of the target access network element, can improve the handover success rate, and can reduce the terminal equipment switching to the target
  • the number of interactions between the network element of the access network and the network element of the target access network can reduce the handover delay.
  • the target access network network element sends the unicast QoS flow information of the PDU session to the SMF network element via the AMF network element.
  • the SMF network element receives the unicast QoS flow information of the PDU session from the target access network network element.
  • the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponds to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS, and the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session may include the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network network element may send a path switch (path switch) message to the session management network element via the AMF network element.
  • the path switching message includes the unicast QoS flow information of the PDU session corresponding to the MBS multicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network network element may also send the information of the QoS flow that failed to switch in the PDU session to the SMF network element via the AMF network element, for example, it may send it to the SMF network element through the N2 SM message.
  • S906 The SMF network element sends a request message to the UPF network element.
  • the UPF network element receives the request message from the SMF network element.
  • the request message is used to request the UPF network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the request message may include the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS. Specifically, when multiple (two or more) multicast QoS flows are mapped to the unicast QoS flow, the request message may include the identifiers of the multiple multicast QoS flows.
  • the SMF network element may send a session modification request message to the user plane network element.
  • the session modification request message carries the mapping relationship.
  • the session modification request message carries the identification of the multicast QoS flow and the identification of the unicast QoS flow, so that the user plane network element can access the target network after receiving the MBS data and the identification of the multicast QoS flow corresponding to the data.
  • the network element sends the MBS data and the identification of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network element can send the MBS data to the terminal device according to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow, so that the terminal device can switch from the source access network element to the target access network that does not support MBS.
  • the purpose of continuing to receive MBS data is to ensure the continuity of the MBS service when the terminal device moves across the access network elements of different capabilities, so as to improve the reliability of the MBS.
  • the foregoing method further includes: the SMF network element obtains the information of the multicast QoS flow according to the foregoing mapping relationship and the information of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the SMF network element may query the foregoing mapping relationship according to the information of the unicast QoS flow provided by the target access network element to obtain the information of the corresponding multicast QoS flow.
  • the information of the unicast QoS flow may include the identifier of the unicast QoS flow. Since the unicast QoS flow can only be used to transmit data of one MBS, the corresponding MBS can be uniquely determined according to the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • mapping relationship can be generated and saved by the SMF network element using the method shown in FIG. 8, and is not limited.
  • the above request message may include the identification of the unicast QoS flow and the identification information of the MBS.
  • the identification information of the MBS may be used to identify the MBS.
  • the identification information of the MBS may include one or more of the following: target address, source address, or port number, etc.
  • the foregoing method further includes: the SMF network element obtains the identification information of the MBS according to the information of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the SMF network element can uniquely determine the corresponding MBS according to the unicast QoS flow information provided by the target access network network element, and then obtain the MBS information Identification information.
  • the SMF network element may obtain the identification information of the MBS from the information stored by itself, or may obtain the identification information of the MBS from other network elements, without limitation.
  • the UPF network element sends MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network network element receives the MBS data from the UPF network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the UPF network element sends MBS data to the target access network element through the unicast QoS flow, which may include: the UPF network element sends the second data to the target access network element through the unicast QoS flow Three data packets.
  • the third data packet includes MBS data and an identifier of a unicast QoS flow, and the unicast QoS flow is a unicast QoS flow corresponding to a multicast QoS flow. That is, the third data packet may be generated by the UPF network element using the tunnel information of the PDU session to encapsulate the MBS data.
  • the session management network element may also instruct the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element to join the aforementioned MBS session, so as to receive MBS data and send the MBS data to the target access network network element.
  • the session management network element may send multicast information to the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element, and the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element may send an IGMP join request message, the IGMP join request The message is used to add the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element to the above-mentioned MBS session.
  • the IGMP join request message may include Internet Protocol (IP) multicast information of the MBS session, such as a multicast address, source address, and so on.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • the session management network element can also send a multicast tunnel identifier to the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element.
  • the multicast tunnel identifier can be used for the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element from other cores. It is used when the network element receives MBS data.
  • core network elements please refer to the following description.
  • the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element can receive MBS data from other core network elements, such as MUF network elements or other M-UPF network elements or UPF network elements, or from external networks such as The CP network element receives MBS data. Described below separately.
  • the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element may be the UPF network element shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, or the M-UPF network element shown in FIG.
  • the network element or the UPF network element can receive the MBS data from the MUF network element and forward it to the target access network network element.
  • the user plane network element connected to the target access network network element may also be the MUF network element shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6.
  • the MUF network element may receive MBS data from the CP network element and send it to the target The access network element forwards.
  • the UPF network element can also pass MBS multicast
  • the QoS flow sends the first data packet to the source access network network element.
  • the first data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the source access network network element may convert the first data packet into a second data packet containing the identifier of the unicast QoS, and send it to the target access network network element.
  • the unicast QoS flow is a unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow.
  • the UPF network element such as general packet radio service (general packet radio service, GPRS) tunnel protocol-user plane (GPRS-user plane, GTP-U)
  • the header information includes the identifier of the multicast QoS stream, and the UPF network element can replace the identifier of the multicast QoS stream with the identifier of the corresponding unicast QoS stream to generate a unicast data packet.
  • the UPF network element can also re-encapsulate a new GTP-U header to send the unicast data packet to the target access network element.
  • the tunnel identifier of the GTP-U is replaced with the tunnel identifier of the PDU session.
  • the UPF network element can also determine the unicast corresponding to the MBS data according to the filtering information of the MBS data.
  • the identification of the QoS flow to generate unicast data packets, where the filtering information can be the information in the header of the MBS data packet, for example, one or more of the source and destination addresses, port numbers, and protocol numbers.
  • the SMF network element may only send the filtering information of the MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow to the UPF network element, and the SMF network element may not send the mapping relationship between the multicast QoS flow and the unicast QoS flow.
  • the network element of the target access network sends MBS data to the terminal device through the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the terminal device receives the MBS data from the network element of the target access network through the wireless resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the target access network network element after the target access network network element receives the unicast data packet carrying MBS data from the UPF network element or the source access network network element, it can send the data to the terminal device through the wireless resource configured before the handover is successful.
  • Unicast packets are the unicast data packet carrying MBS data from the UPF network element or the source access network network element.
  • the data packet received by the target access network element may include MBS data and the identification of the unicast QoS flow, and the target access network element determines the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow according to the identification of the unicast QoS flow. And use the wireless resource to send MBS data to the terminal device.
  • the source access network element can send a handover request to the target access network element
  • the user plane network element connected to the network network element sends MBS data to the target access network network element through the resources of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session, and then the target access network network element forwards the MBS data to the terminal device.
  • FIG. 10 is a second structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication device 1000 includes: a sending module 1001 and a receiving module 1002.
  • FIG. 10 only shows the main components of the communication device 1000.
  • the communication device 1000 may be applicable to the communication system shown in FIG. 2 to perform the function of the source access network network element in the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the sending module 1001 is used to send a handover request to the target access network network element.
  • the handover request includes the information of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponding to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the receiving module 1002 is used to receive the handover response from the network element of the target access network.
  • the handover response includes the configuration information of the radio resource corresponding to the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module 1001 is also used to send a switching command to the terminal device.
  • the handover command includes the configuration information of the wireless resource.
  • the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the receiving module 1002 is further configured to receive capability information of the network element of the target access network.
  • the capability information may include information used to indicate that the target access network network element does not support MBS.
  • the receiving module 1002 is also used to receive the first data packet from the user plane network element.
  • the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and MBS data.
  • the sending module 1001 is also used to send the second data packet to the target access network network element.
  • the second data packet includes the identifier of the unicast QoS flow and the data of the MBS.
  • the communication device 1000 may further include: a processing module 1003.
  • the processing module 1003 is configured to obtain the information of the unicast QoS flow corresponding to the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the receiving module 1002 is also used to receive the mapping relationship. Further, the receiving module 1002 is further configured to receive the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may be used for the source access network network element or the user plane network element to convert the received MBS data packet into the corresponding unicast data packet.
  • the mapping relationship can also be sent to the terminal device, so that the terminal device learns the information of the multicast QoS flow corresponding to the unicast QoS flow according to the received unicast data packet, and sends the parsed MBS data to the corresponding application program.
  • the communication device 1000 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 10), and the storage module stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module 1003 executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device 1000 can execute the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the communication device 1000 may be a source access network element, or a chip or a chip system set in the source access network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device 1000 can refer to the technical effect of the communication method shown in FIG. 9, which will not be repeated here.
  • the communication device 1000 may be applicable to the communication system shown in FIG. 2 to perform the function of the SMF network element in the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the receiving module 1002 is used to receive the identifier of the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session from the network element of the target access network.
  • the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session corresponds to the multicast QoS flow of the MBS.
  • the sending module 1001 is used to send a request message to the user plane network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through a unicast QoS flow.
  • the request message includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device 1000 may further include: a processing module 1003.
  • the processing module 1003 is configured to obtain the identifier of the multicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module 1001 is further configured to send the mapping relationship to the source access network network element.
  • the communication device 1000 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 10).
  • the storage module stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module 1003 executes the program or instruction, the communication device 1000 can use the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the communication device 1000 may be a session management network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in the session management network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device 1000 can refer to the technical effect of the communication method shown in FIG. 9, which will not be repeated here.
  • the communication device 1000 may be applicable to the communication system shown in FIG. 2 to perform the functions of the UPF network element in the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the receiving module 1002 is used to receive a request message from a session management network element.
  • the request message is used to request the user plane network element to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session.
  • the sending module is used to send MBS data to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module 1001 is also used to send the third data packet to the target access network network element through the unicast QoS flow.
  • the third data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the sending module 1001 is also used to send the first data packet to the source access network element through the multicast QoS flow of MBS.
  • the first data packet includes MBS data and the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device 1000 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 10), and the storage module stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module 1003 executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device 1000 can execute the communication method shown in FIG. 9.
  • the communication device 1000 may be a user plane network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in a user plane network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device 1000 can refer to the technical effect of the communication method shown in FIG. 9, which will not be repeated here.
  • FIG. 11 is a third structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the communication device 1100 includes: a processing module 1101 and a transceiver module 1102.
  • FIG. 11 only shows the main components of the communication device 1100.
  • the communication device 1100 may be applicable to the communication system shown in FIG. 1 to perform the function of the first network element in the communication method shown in FIG. 8.
  • the transceiver module 1102 is used to receive MBS data.
  • the processing module 1101 is configured to control the transceiver module 1102 to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device. Among them, the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the communication device 1100 may be an access network element, the MBS data is carried in the first data packet, and the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module 1101 is further configured to determine the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module 1101 is further configured to determine, according to the air interface status of the terminal device, to send the MBS data in a unicast mode.
  • processing module 1101 is further configured to determine the unicast transmission of MBS data according to one or more of the following: the signal strength of the signal received by the terminal device from the access network element is less than or equal to the strength threshold, and the signal through the access network The number of terminal devices that the network element receives MBS is less than or equal to the number threshold.
  • the communication device 1100 may be a user plane network element, the MBS data is carried in a first data packet, and the first data packet includes the identifier of the multicast QoS flow.
  • the processing module 1101 is further configured to determine the unicast QoS flow according to the mapping relationship.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the transceiver module 1102 is further configured to receive the mapping relationship from the session management network element.
  • the foregoing mapping relationship may also include a corresponding relationship between multicast QoS parameters and unicast QoS parameters.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the communication device 1100 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 11), and the storage module stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module 1101 executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device 1100 can execute the communication method shown in FIG. 8.
  • the communication device 1100 may be an access network network element or a user plane network element supporting MBS, or a chip or a chip system set in the access network network element or user plane network element. This is not limited.
  • the technical effect of the communication device 1100 may refer to the technical effect of the communication method shown in FIG. 8, which will not be repeated here.
  • the communication device 1100 may be applicable to the communication system shown in FIG. 1 to perform the function of the session management network element in the communication method shown in FIG. 8.
  • the processing module 1101 is used to generate mapping relationships.
  • the mapping relationship is used for the first network element to send MBS data to the terminal device through the unicast QoS flow of the PDU session of the terminal device; the terminal device can join the MBS session through the PDU session.
  • the transceiver module 1102 is configured to send the mapping relationship to the first network element.
  • the mapping relationship includes the corresponding relationship between the identifier of the multicast QoS flow and the identifier of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the mapping relationship may also include the corresponding relationship between the multicast QoS parameter and the unicast QoS parameter.
  • the multicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the multicast QoS flow
  • the unicast QoS parameter is the QoS parameter of the unicast QoS flow.
  • the first network element may be an access network network element or a user plane network element, that is, the access network network element or the user plane network element may specifically complete the MBS data forwarding operation.
  • the communication device 1100 may further include a storage module (not shown in FIG. 11), and the storage module stores programs or instructions.
  • the processing module 1101 executes the program or instruction
  • the communication device 1100 can execute the communication method shown in FIG. 8.
  • the communication device 1100 may be a session management network element, or a chip or a chip system provided in the session management network element, which is not limited in this application.
  • the technical effect of the communication device 1100 may refer to the technical effect of the communication method shown in FIG. 8, which will not be repeated here.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a chip system.
  • the chip system includes a processor and an input/output port.
  • the processor is used to implement the processing functions involved in any device (for example, the first network element, the session management network element, etc.) in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the input/output port The output port is used to implement the transceiver function involved in the device in the foregoing method embodiment.
  • the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer instructions and data corresponding to the functions involved in the device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the chip system can be composed of chips, or include chips and other discrete devices.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a communication system.
  • the communication system includes one or more access network network elements, for example, the access network network element in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, or the source access network network element and the target access network network in the embodiment shown in FIG. Element, and one or more core network elements, such as the user plane network element and the session management network element in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9. Further, the terminal device in the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 may also be included.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, which includes a program or instruction; when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer is caused to execute any of the devices involved in the above method embodiments Communication method.
  • the embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product containing instructions, including a program or instruction, when the program or instruction runs on a computer, the computer executes the communication method involved in any device in the foregoing method embodiments.
  • the processor in the embodiment of the present application may be a central processing unit (central processing unit, CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (digital signal processors, DSP), and dedicated integration Circuit (application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), ready-made programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processor or the like.
  • the memory in the embodiments of the present application may be volatile memory or non-volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memory.
  • the non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (programmable ROM, PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), and electrically available Erase programmable read-only memory (electrically EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory.
  • the volatile memory may be random access memory (RAM), which is used as an external cache.
  • RAM random access memory
  • static random access memory static random access memory
  • DRAM dynamic random access memory
  • DRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory
  • Access memory synchronous DRAM, SDRAM
  • double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory double data rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM
  • enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM
  • synchronous connection dynamic random access memory Take memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM) and direct memory bus random access memory (direct rambus RAM, DR RAM).
  • the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware (such as circuits), firmware, or any other combination.
  • the above-mentioned embodiments may be implemented in the form of a computer program product in whole or in part.
  • the computer program product includes one or more computer instructions or computer programs.
  • the computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices.
  • the computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer instructions may be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center. Transmission to another website, computer, server or data center via wired (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.).
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or a data center that includes one or more sets of available media.
  • the usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, a DVD), or a semiconductor medium.
  • the semiconductor medium may be a solid state drive.
  • At least one refers to one or more, and “multiple” refers to two or more.
  • the following at least one item (a)” or similar expressions refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item (a) or a plurality of items (a).
  • at least one item (a) of a, b, or c can mean: a, b, c, ab, ac, bc, or abc, where a, b, and c can be single or multiple .
  • the size of the sequence number of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not correspond to the embodiments of the present application.
  • the implementation process constitutes any limitation.
  • the disclosed system, device, and method can be implemented in other ways.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components may be combined It can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented.
  • the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
  • the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.
  • the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the technical solution of the present application essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.
  • the aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), random access memory (random access memory, RAM), magnetic disks or optical disks and other media that can store program codes. .

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Un procédé et un appareil de communication sont divulgués, pouvant résoudre le problème dans un scénario de commutation de terminaison MBS provoqué par la non-prise en charge d'un MBS par un élément de réseau d'accès cible, pouvant améliorer la fiabilité d'un MBS et pouvant être appliqués à un système de communication, tel qu'un système 4G, un système 5G ou un système V2X. Le procédé comprend les étapes suivantes : un élément de réseau d'accès source peut envoyer, au cours d'un processus de commutation, des informations d'un flux QoS de monodiffusion d'une session PDU correspondant à un flux QoS de multidiffusion d'un MBS à un élément de réseau d'accès cible, et l'élément de réseau d'accès cible transmet les informations à un élément de réseau de gestion de session ; puis, l'élément de réseau de gestion de session ordonne à un élément de réseau plan d'utilisateur connecté à l'élément de réseau d'accès cible d'envoyer des données du MBS à un équipement terminal par l'intermédiaire de l'élément de réseau d'accès cible et au moyen d'une ressource du flux QoS de monodiffusion correspondant au flux QoS de multidiffusion du MBS.
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